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D-Day. June 6th, 1944. Men ran head-on into machine-gun fire and certain death. Do you think today’s generation could do that? No! They’d be like, “That’s too dangerous! I need to wear three masks, get a vaccine, and then hide in my home to avoid a 0.00001% chance of death!”
Read more“A man who uses his nerve is more apt to come back than the man who loses it,” says James M. Carter of Wetumka.
Read moreHoldenville First Baptist Church will be going to camp on June 28 through July 2 for grades 7th to high school graduates. All 7 thru HS grads are welcome to go. Registration forms will be available to First Baptist Church at 324 N. Broadway. The office is open Monday thru Thursday from 8 am—4 pm. Registration must be turned into Student Pastor David Gonzalez II or the church office. Please contact Pastor David with any questions at dgonzalez@fbcholdenville.com or the church office 405-379-6606.
Read moreThe Gerty Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 26. Doors will open at 10 AM. Please bring a covered dish and reminisce with family and friends.
Read moreSympathy is extended to the Peter Bush family on the death of his nephew Joe Bush. Joe is the son his late brother Glendale Bush. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, June 19 in Oklahoma City. Sympathy is extended to Jackie Zackery and family on the death of his son Tracy Zackery of Oklahoma City. Funeral services are pending at time of print. Please continue your prayers for those on the sick list: Joyce Barrett, Sharon Johnson Patton, L. C. Carson, Marjorie Plunkett, Kevin Sinnett, Kurrilue Johnson, Billy Walker, Cornell Lucas, Eugene” Cowboy” Tyler, Otis Davis, and Jean Chatman.
Read moreThe American Legion would like to thank those who have donated to the Building Fund.
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J.C. Watts, Jr., graduated high school in Eufaula, Oklahoma in 1976 and signed with the University of Oklahoma as a student athlete and started as quarterback for the Sooners in the 1979-80 seasons.
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Bruce Fisher on preserving and sharing perspective on the past.
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